No. 4 Gophers score six times in third period, wallop ASU 10-2
The No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers improved to 13-3 with a 10-2 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils on Friday.
Minnesota beat Arizona State 10-0 on Thursday, which means it outscored the Sun Devils 20-2 in the series. It is the Gophers’ second series sweep of Arizona State this season.
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Minnesota got on the board 56 seconds into the game with a goal from Brannon McManus. The Sun Devils scored later in the period to draw even entering the second period.
Less than a minute in and @Bmcmanus7 gives @GopherHockey the lead! pic.twitter.com/siltm0GNsV
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) January 22, 2021
Blake McLaughlin cut through the defense to score with 15:48 left in the second, followed by Sampo Ranta with his Big Ten-leading 10th goal of the season at the 6:10 mark. Freshman Carl Fish capped off the period with his first goal of the season, a long-range snipe with 5:43 left until the second intermission.
The Gophers led 4-2 after 40 minutes because ASU got one more goal in the second period.
🐟🐟🐟@Carl13Fish fires one in from long range for his first career goal with @GopherHockey! pic.twitter.com/Hw03RA6rNV
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) January 22, 2021
Minnesota turned up the heat in the third period. The Gophers scored got to 10 goals for the second straight game, thanks to third-period scores from McLaughlin, Jack Perbix twice, Ben Meyers, Scott Reedy and Bryce Brodzinski.
🔟 goals on Thursday? ✅
🔟 goals on Friday? ✅@bbrodzyy adds one more for @GopherHockey pic.twitter.com/1CUHUOYLVc
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) January 23, 2021
Minnesota will be back in action on Friday at 5 p.m. for the first game of a two-game road series against the Ohio State Buckeyes.